I created the “Connecting the Dots” blog site to investigate and interpret a global range of topics from an international, and personally quirky, perspective.
My topics in “Connecting the Dots” include politics, the environment, fun issues, social issues and anything else that catches my attention. I hope you enjoy them, and will join me through your comments.
I inaugurated the “GOLDEN FLEECE AWARD” some time ago, which rewards the most stupid, inept, criminal and just plain dumb activities of public officials and others, everywhere. I have now added another award, the “GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD”, which celebrates remarkably positive activities of public officials and others. I would appreciate your help in identifying great examples of both.
How to knit a road sounds like an in-house joke of some sort, or some form of crochet that most of us have never heard …
A better fog trap may be a linguistic twist on an old marketing expression but it’s a simple, real, and effective solution to drought in …
Rabbits of the sea in Australia. The Humpback whale is making a comeback. We have heard for years that many species of whales have been …
Is Australia declaring war on China? We hear a great deal these days about China’s abuses in the South China Sea, the genocide inflicted on …
Has the U.S. gone insane? A legitimate question, after it was announced that at least twenty (20) U.S. States will pass legislation before the end …
Slave trade actual numbers. Last week’s blog about a Nigerian King marrying Queen Victoria revealed an interesting chart about the actual numbers, as far as …
Fewer lawyers and fewer accountants sounds like a pipe dream, but there is a simple piece of federal legislation that could make a significant impact …
Nigerian King married Queen Victoria, or so goes the myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th century kings …
Israel’s cost to the U.S. is staggering. Last week I wrote about the insidious Israeli strategy and campaign, which undermines U.S. sovereignty by persuading State …
A different way of bargaining is traditional in Somali camel markets. In 1906 Lorenz Hagenback received a request from the German government to supply its …
